Lake County, Indiana

2024 results by precinct

346 precincts · 210,102 votes cast

Harris · D+6

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.6%	109,086	97,270	210,102
2020	D	+15.1%	124,870	91,760	219,955
2016	D	+20.4%	116,896	75,565	202,704
2012	D	+30.9%	130,897	68,431	202,147
2008	D	+34.3%	139,301	67,742	208,757
2004	D	+22.8%	114,743	71,903	188,022
2000	D	+26.0%	109,078	63,389	175,994
1996	D	+31.9%	100,198	47,873	163,860
1992	D	+26.3%	102,778	53,867	186,298
1988	D	+13.5%	105,026	79,929	185,735
1984	D	+10.8%	117,984	94,870	214,143
1980	D	+2.8%	101,145	95,408	207,339
1976	D	+14.4%	120,700	90,119	212,741
1972	R	−13.1%	88,510	115,480	205,342
1968	D	+10.3%	99,897	77,911	213,574
1964	D	+29.2%	134,978	73,722	209,523
1960	D	+25.7%	132,554	78,278	211,358
1956	R	−4.4%	85,000	92,803	178,460
1952	D	+10.0%	90,721	74,073	165,845
1948	D	+19.3%	77,025	51,413	132,595
1944	D	+21.7%	75,066	48,147	123,950
1940	D	+22.0%	71,985	45,898	118,330
1936	D	+33.6%	68,551	33,689	103,750
1932	D	+3.8%	46,060	42,596	91,492
1928	R	−20.1%	32,321	48,768	81,719
1924	R	−41.8%	10,918	30,990	47,968
1920	R	−50.4%	7,136	26,296	38,028
1916	R	−13.8%	9,946	13,262	24,111
1912	R	−0.2%	5,136	5,176	17,483
1908	R	−25.7%	5,502	9,499	15,579
1904	R	−34.9%	2,933	6,429	10,028
1900	R	−17.4%	3,733	5,337	9,201
1896	R	−17.4%	3,418	4,883	8,403
1892	D	+0.8%	3,010	2,958	6,160
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

18.5%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

5.1%

65–74

5.7%

6.3%

55–64

6.8%

6.0%

45–54

6.3%

35–44

6.6%

6.0%

25–34

6.2%

4.3%

18–24

4.1%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,493

Lake County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Lake County$71,493

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

24.6%

Other Christian

9.6%

Baptist

5.4%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Methodist

2.3%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lake County delivers some of Indiana's largest Democratic margins, yet its presidential gap has compressed by roughly 20 points over two decades as Gary's population decline reshapes the electorate and suburban precincts trend more competitive.

The Democratic margin in Lake County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-four points in 2008; the 2024 margin was six points, still in line with the county's long pattern.

Lake County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,493, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Greensville County and Mora County.

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Lake County is one of the bluest places in America.